flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  FORGET

  (b. 14 September 1712 Laval, Canada, New France   d. 3 April 1787 Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste FORGET was born 14 September 1712 in Laval, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste FORGET was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS   and   Jeanne BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Nicolas FORGET dit DESPATITS and Marie-Madeleine MARTIN (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Marie-Charlotte CHAUVIN

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Anne MENARD 29 October 1738 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne MENARD  was born 28 July 1716 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).  Marie-Anne died 29 October 1793 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Anne was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER.

Jean-Baptiste FORGET died 3 April 1787 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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birth1712 Birth
14 September 1712
Laval, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1738 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FORGET and Marie-Anne MENARD 29 October 1738, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 26 years old.
1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS was born 1 August 1739, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.
1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 6 June 1744, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
1751 Birth of Child
Cecile FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 5 September 1751, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.
marriage1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FORGET dite DESPATITS married 15 November 1762, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to François MAILLET dit BACANAL
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
marriage1766 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste FORGET dit DESPATITS married 16 June 1766, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Marguerite BERLOIN dite NANTEL
News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1785 Death of Child
Marie-Anne FORGET dite DESPATITS died 18 June 1785, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste was 72 years old.
death1787 Death
3 April 1787
Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.
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